Is Mallory a boy or girl name?
Mallory is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 765 girls and 0 boys were named Mallory, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.1% of the 59,313 US babies named Mallory were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #412
- Babies named Mallory since 1914
- 59,313
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 3,348 babies
Boys and girls named Mallory, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 71 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 63 | 10 | 13.7% |
| 1940s | 135 | 115 | 46% |
| 1950s | 192 | 256 | 57.1% |
| 1960s | 161 | 220 | 57.7% |
| 1970s | 173 | 250 | 59.1% |
| 1980s | 155 | 15,084 | 99% |
| 1990s | 91 | 16,471 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 31 | 14,344 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 8,322 | 100% |
| 2020s | 6 | 3,141 | 99.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 765 | #412 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,722 | 716 | #431 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 583 | #533 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 556 | #549 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 521 | #566 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 548 | #555 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 563 | #551 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 561 | #553 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 738 | #437 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 838 | #392 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 851 | #384 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 992 | #328 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 960 | #326 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,098 | #290 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,173 | #281 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,211 | #269 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,354 | #253 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,823 | 1,405 | #247 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,470 | #234 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,586 | #219 |
| 2004 | 13 | #6,018 | 1,828 | #188 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,429 | #230 |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,185 | 1,259 | #253 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,336 | #238 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,855 | 1,466 | #213 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,455 | 1,483 | #208 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,696 | 1,525 | #204 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,855 | 1,589 | #190 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,666 | 1,629 | #183 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,379 | 1,695 | #178 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,605 | #187 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,238 | 1,602 | #181 |
| 1992 | 15 | #4,033 | 1,757 | #172 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,350 | 1,804 | #163 |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,113 | 1,782 | #162 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,545 | 1,970 | #147 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,917 | 2,365 | #120 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,309 | 3,138 | #91 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,400 | 3,325 | #83 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,476 | 2,039 | #144 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,046 | 1,469 | #186 |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,043 | 689 | #334 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,447 | 45 | #2,239 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,376 | 27 | #3,201 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,780 | 17 | #4,439 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,732 | 28 | #3,041 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,415 | 23 | #3,343 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,426 | 35 | #2,498 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,566 | 26 | #2,909 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,177 | 29 | #2,650 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,052 | 17 | #3,799 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,092 | 20 | #3,299 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,614 | 21 | #3,131 |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,547 | 32 | #2,407 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,258 | 19 | #3,379 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,270 | 21 | #2,969 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,526 | 22 | #2,757 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,426 | 21 | #2,745 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,940 | 29 | #2,229 |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,043 | 17 | #3,114 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,947 | 19 | #2,975 |
| 1963 | 17 | #2,011 | 25 | #2,462 |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,788 | 26 | #2,393 |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,980 | 26 | #2,392 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,174 | 14 | #3,462 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,015 | 24 | #2,373 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,225 | 29 | #2,100 |
| 1957 | 30 | #1,443 | 25 | #2,253 |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,921 | 31 | #1,954 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,104 | 31 | #1,933 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,547 | 12 | #3,422 |
| 1953 | 24 | #1,571 | 28 | #1,955 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,910 | 25 | #2,054 |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,665 | 25 | #1,999 |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,485 | 26 | #1,890 |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,651 | 34 | #1,618 |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,544 | 30 | #1,725 |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,042 | 12 | #3,164 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,227 | 9 | #3,562 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,339 | 5 | #4,979 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,940 | 9 | #3,276 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,668 | 9 | #3,390 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,108 | 7 | #3,971 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,589 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,604 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,387 | 5 | #4,668 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,583 | 5 | #4,731 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,812 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,483 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,681 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,181 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,124 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,339 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,886 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,983 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,339 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,016 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,088 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,135 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,734 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,885 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,813 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,380 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,570 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mallory reached #1,443 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #83 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mallory
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.